拔

to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

old variant of 拔[ba2]

old variant of 犬[quan3]

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing / preeminent / outstanding

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn

firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding

fortitude

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bie2 ren5 qian1 lü2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5]

stingy (idiom)

tall and straight

lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with

outstandingly talented